LSUHSC-SOM Faculty Assembly
Meeting Minutes
February 6, 2014
Opening: The regular meeting of the LSUHSC-SOM Faculty Assembly was called to
order at 4:03PM in Room 7 of the Lions Building by Dr. Mike Levitzky
Present: Ali, M; Boulmay, B; Campeau, L; Conrad, E; Crabtree, J; Dawkins, R;
Delacroix, S; English, R; Foster, T; Happel, K; Harrison-Bernard, L; Hebert, C; Holman,
S; Hunt, J; Kamboj, S; Kapusta, D; Lazartigues, E; Levitzky, M; McGoey, R; Mussell, J;
Neumann, D; Quayle, A; Spieler, B; Thien, D; Welsh, D; Winsauer, P
Absent: Avegno, J; Cestia, W; Jagneaux, T
Proxies: Crabtree, J for Hollenbach, A
1. Approval of the minutes from December meeting: Dr. Kamboj moved to approve
minutes for January and was seconded by Dr. Lazartigues. Motion was approved
unanimously
2. Invited Speaker: Mr. Thomas Rish, Facility Planning and Control
 Mr. Rish is a registered architect and project manager of the new
University Medical Center (UMC). He presented a brief PowerPoint
slideshow of the history of the UMC project from Katrina to the land
acquisition to the architectural rendering to the current state of
construction of the UMC. The presentation (minus the 2 videos) is
available in .pdf form on the Faculty Assembly webpage:
http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/faculty_assembly/docs/RISH%20UMC
%20Presentation.pdf
 Some key points:
o Archeological remains from the site (dating back to early 1800’s,
i.e. time of settlement of New Orleans) may be displayed in UMC
o The 911 hub remains on the UMC site due to cost prohibition of
moving
o No final decision on the renovated McDonough School
1. Currently owned by state of LA
o The entire first floor can be sacrificed in case of a Katrina-type
emergency
1. Emergency vehicles are able to come off I-10 directly onto
2nd floor of UMC
2. Hospital will maintain a reservoir of potable water and
generator fuel for 7 days operating at full capacity
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o There will be street car line access and new Veterans
Administration Hospital access
o Oncology building will have a separate parking lot for easier
patient ingress and egress
3. Reports:
 Executive council meeting with Dean Nelson held on 1.30.14
o Mr. K. Schroth and Mr. Lousteau were also in attendance
o Concern over electronic time sheets were brought to the
executive council due to cumbersome design and inconsistent
application among departments
o Concerns were conveyed to Dean Nelson, Mr. Schroth, and Mr.
Lousteau along with a request for background information,
improved communication about why this is important, concise and
similar instructions for all departments
1. Background: An audit nearly 2 years ago forced the medical
school to look closely at whether we were fulfilling our
contracts as providers because the audit showed us losing
money; since then PM 69 requires that we monitor activity of
providers within the departments and private partners are
also requiring that we ensure that our contract obligations
are held up. At this time, they are not requesting this info for
each provider but we want to have the correct data if that
was to happen.
a. Resident supervision is tied into both contract for
faculty and by resident schedules in RESTRACK and
the ratio of House officers to faculty is defined by the
ACGME
2. Business managers were allowed to create templates that
were specific to the design of each department in an effort to
optimize the data collection process
a. Overall goals are not being achieved
3. This is an internal data collection and is only used by the
medical school. It is not given to the hospitals and is not
punitive. It is only for an internal control for each department
and allows the CFO (Keith) to make sure that we all get paid
and don’t lose money for the school
4. All contracts should really be tallied by the hour and some
specific contracts may ask for 15 minute increments – that is
designated by the departments
5. It is critically important that all faculty complete monthly time
sheets within 10 days of the end of each month. If this
doesn’t happen, payments to the school can be delayed.
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o As we all know the hospitals are looking for LSU docs to be more
productive. This information allows us to prove that if we are
asked for it. It is a measure by which we are held accountable to
be in the right place at the right time based on contracts and dept.
expectations
o A request was made to Mr. Keith Schroth to set up informational
meetings with the business managers to review the goals for this
process which will hopefully increase communication to every
dept. In addition, the actual document will be streamlined to
include only what is necessary (i.e. St. Charles and private
practice work is not needed on this)
o The Dean is meeting regularly with LCMC administration and
seemed more positive about the ongoing partnership and our
presence in the new hospital
1. As long as Tulane is keeping the downtown campus open,
LSU should have more ability to provide service in the new
UMC.
o The VA, having passed the exclusion to allow faculty to provide
service there (passed 7/2013), is still not clear on who will be
providing services
1. Dean Nelson is meeting with them on Friday.
o After a review of the timesheets and departmental summaries
provided, it appears that only 6-7% of the clinical faculty were
considered to have productivity concerns. This includes 382 clinic
full-time faculty. This information was shown to Opelka and the
President to reinforce the idea that LSU is in fact productive in
patient care.
o LCMC is creating a Strategic Planning Committee that will look at
how we can begin plans for the new hospital transition. Areas of
review will include: the actual move logistics, revenue stream,
accountability and productivity monitoring, and program outlay for
each department. This is expected to take place in the next
couple of months.
o Chair Searches:
1. Family Medicine – almost have a final decision
2. Ortho – advertising is in progress
3. Genetics – ongoing
4. Pulmonary – Dr. Mason has been named
5. Director of Translational Research is also an ongoing
process

Administrative Council Meeting
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o Dr. Fred Cerise will be leaving to become CEO of Parkland in 1 –
2 months
o New Faculty Orientation will be 3.12.14
1. In afternoon only
o Curriculum renewal will be meeting with the various basic science
departments
1. Proposed curricular changes will require more teaching
commitments
o Dr. Letourneau announced new policies on international travel
1. Individuals need approval to travel before submitting
abstracts
a. Department/Center Head will review and is
empowered to make decision on travel
o Annual department reports
1. Some are late
2. Will be combined with Department Head Survey then Dean
Nelson will meet with each department head
o New LCMC By-Laws
1. 2.16.14 revised by-laws will be presented
a. Dean is incompletely satisfied with:
i. Conflict management and resolution
ii. Wavier of Faculty appointment
1) Wavier is granted by LCMC
2) Effectively creates an open medical staff
at the new hospital
2. LCMC has heard the complaints raised by LSU
administration and dismissed them
3. Assembly members questioned who at the state level is in
charge of the state’s interest in the new hospital
4. Further indication that LCMC does not value faculty input
was evident when UMC developed a strategic planning
committee without LSU representation
a. Dean Nelson tasked Dr. Letourneau with starting
strategic planning groups of our own to begin
programmatic development as if they do report to
UMC in the hope we will be asked to join in the future
o Bogalusa Medical Center is now under partnered with Our Lady
of the Lake
1. Called Our Lady of the Angels Hospital

Faculty Senate Report
o Marie Cole invited to discuss change in benefits provider from
Cigna to WebTPA (Aetna)
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o Senate is investigating facilities concerns across the LSUHSC
schools

The Pulse
o Editted and ready for final changes

Baton Rouge
o No report

Lafayette
o No report
4. Old Business:
 None discussed
5. New Business/Announcements:
 Assembly will follow up on time sheet issues within one month
o If not billable, it doesn’t need to be tracked
o Concerns were raised this time sheets are being used as faculty
productivity tracking tool
1. Assembly members raised concerns over accuracy of data
and ethical implications of inaccuracies
6. Adjournment: J Crabtree moved to adjourn and was seconded by S Holman.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:15 by Dr. Mike Levitzky
Minutes submitted by: Jason C Mussell
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